Parkinsonian syndromes.
The primary role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of patients with parkinsonian syndromes is traditionally thought to be the differentiation between neurodegenerative and symptomatic parkinsonisms. Non conventional MRI techniques, however, could improve the clinical diagnosis by detecting ultrastructural damage even in brain regions not suspected to be involved. Moreover, functional MRI provides useful information upon the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease.
Federico
Francesco
F
Clinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e Psichiatriche, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. menicomezzapesa@tiscali.it
Mezzapesa
Domenico Maria
DM
Petruzzellis
Marco
M
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D010100:Oxygen